The first few tentative words about the album are filtering in from the world, and I'm overjoyed to see that people really taking their time with it and giving it the time of day and here are a few snippets:"...digesting...notes to follow..." Guru Greeny, Somewhere out There
"on the same lines as Greeny,after reading the notes, instructions etc i thought F*** it! its a bloody good album - I'm going to listen and enjoy it for a while rather than study it like homework. i'll hand in my essay b4 the end of term though. Promise! i'm onto my 3rd full listen of the album. I'm more into melodies than lyrics which is what puts me off a lot of acoustic stuff but i should have known better. you always have a decent tune!!" Dodgy Gary, UK
"Due to some technical problems, I have only been able to listen to the album at low volume at the office.
Here are my first impressions...
I do like the album as a whole. I fear that this will sound like a cliche: this album feels more honest and true to Andy as an artist. As a member of The Cheesemakers, Andy writes good tunes. His lyrics usually feature clever wordplay and tell stories. And I enjoy that. When I listen to the solo piece, I feel that Andy has created songs about things that are personal to him. I have not had a chance to see the lyrics so this may be off-base. Having said that, the feel of the songs seems to convey that to me.
As Andy Cheesemaker, he is the frontman/performer/entertainer. As Andy Ferguson, he is the artist." JR Remke, Chicago, USofA
Here are my first impressions...
I do like the album as a whole. I fear that this will sound like a cliche: this album feels more honest and true to Andy as an artist. As a member of The Cheesemakers, Andy writes good tunes. His lyrics usually feature clever wordplay and tell stories. And I enjoy that. When I listen to the solo piece, I feel that Andy has created songs about things that are personal to him. I have not had a chance to see the lyrics so this may be off-base. Having said that, the feel of the songs seems to convey that to me.
As Andy Cheesemaker, he is the frontman/performer/entertainer. As Andy Ferguson, he is the artist." JR Remke, Chicago, USofA
"My review will be a very very cautious one, Need to have all my senses on the record, you know what I mean! I need to be in the right mood. Can’t listen it once in my car and make a review." Yann Viseur, France
(Check out Yann's wondrous Blog here - http://musiccornershop.blogspot.com/ )
It should be noted at this point that there is no-one out there whom has put more effort into promoting this album than Yann, and for no other reason than he likes the album and wants to help! It just helps a little to restore ones faith in human nature, I think. Yann and his Blog is Magnifique!
"Shite! Never liked him" Hesh, The Boldons, UK
So some tentative words here but I'm looking forward to the floods of detailed and extensive reviews that will no doubt be piling in this week :o)
Cheers me luvs
Andy
Ps - Go see Quadrophenia the new stage play when you get a chance, caught it last night at Sunderland Empire and was superb
